Veterinary Assistant Days and Nights

Veterinary Emergency Referral Center is looking to add an assistant to our team. Our team values top quality medicine and works hard to stay up to date on the latest advancements and encourages continual growth.

About Us:

We are an emergency and specialty hospital with nine emergency doctors, a board-certified critical care specialist, and double board-certified neurosurgeon.

Our team is committed to educating our clients on how to keep their pets healthy year-round. We stay on top of the latest advances in veterinary technology and treat all animals with love and care.

What to Expect:

 An environment where team members want to see you succeed and encourage you to continue enhancing your knowledge/skillset.

 Doctors & technicians that are committed and enjoy teaching. They work hard to support and encourage each other and love to celebrate wins, big or small.

 A team that appreciates you, your knowledge, and what you have to offer.

 Opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills and assist with a wide range of procedures.

 High Quality Medicine: We utilize state of the art equipment & take pride in providing excellent care and treatment services.

About You:

You are an individual with a cheerful outlook, a collaborator that genuinely loves people and their pets and want to make an exceptional difference in the lives of patients and their families.

You can adapt to the individual needs of each patient and are looking for a friendly, fun, compassionate team environment and place a high value on continuing to enhance your knowledge and skill set.

You enjoy interacting and building relationships with clients, understand the importance of clear & effective communication, and are committed to outstanding client service and exceptional patient care.

Anticipated Schedule:

Three 12-hour shifts, with rotating weekends.

Qualifications:

 At least 1-year veterinary practice experience as an assistant.

 Must be able to safely restrain canine and feline patients of different breeds and sizes, for exams, blood draw, IVC placement, administration/performance of treatments.

 Must be able to lift forty pounds without assistance and more than forty pounds with assistance.

 Assist technicians with obtaining radiographs, induction and recovery of anesthesia, and all aspects of patient care.

 Must be able to remain calm during a medical crisis and other high stress situations.

 Knowledge of surgical procedures, surgical instruments, excellent aseptic technique.

 Knowledge of cleaning, sterilizing (steam and gas), wrapping, and storing surgical instruments.

 Ability to multi-task and work well in a high-volume, busy practice.

 Must have excellent and efficient communication with team members, clients, and all hospital staff.

 Flexible with working past your scheduled shift.

 Have a love for animals and desire to help provide exceptional patient care.

Benefits:

 CE Allowance

 Uniform Allowance

 Paid Time Off

 Paid Holidays

 Employee Pet Discount

 401k

 Medical/Dental/Vision

 Disability Insurance

 Life Insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Surgery

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Veterinary assistant: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person